Poetry
crunch
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crunch ( shiteku )
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one hundred & six nine thousand point eight two five seven million ...
ruddy hell …
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ruddy hell … ( shiteku )
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moans from the toaster groans in the tumble drier goosebumps on both palms ...
whereupon
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whereupon ( some shiteku )
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cosmic cuttlefish anoraks & thermos flasks clairvoyant gerbils ...
those were the doze
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those were the doze ( some 5-7-5 )
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mid-half afternoon early evening morning night quarter past ten to ...
broccoli & mortal sins
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broccoli & mortal sins ( a 20 second read of poem )
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broccoli & mortal sins portals call as portents spin pheasants strut as red deer rut kiss a wish then let's begin soothsayers & dorsal fins toxic waste & safety pins wild bees putt as golfers sup conjoined twins stroke double chins farriers & haunted inns troubled pubs & sheepish skins badgers tut at monkey nuts puffins swoon in loony bins dangled limbs & water wings piffle sings - assorted things brim my cup when bogged or stuck crackin' up or crackin' in ( ? ) fuck knows ...
local news
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local news ( some local news )
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in local news - the pigs are swine my ankles glow - my elbows shine the village fete was featherweight you've disappeared - i've built a shrine ...
i doth quaff
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i doth quaff ( 8 lines of 8 lines )
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i doth quaff from my trough as throats cough & scroats scoff at my quaffs bunch o' toffs i doth quaff bugger off ...
& fridges
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& fridges ( a poem within a within not poem or a … ( ? ) )
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honeysuckle happenstance sparrow earwig auctioneer artificial pineapple sandwich sand bridges detonator uncle pants bigwig camel cavalier octopus melts ambulance magnets & fridges & fridges ...
( as the crowbar flies )
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( as the crowbar flies ) ( a re-winging of an older post )
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there are moors that sprawl beyond dry-stone walls where the heather tones & the lonesome roam there are fields that gleam neath the sun's gold beams where the ragwort hides & the blank verse rhymes there are treetops tall where the woodlark calls & the oak tree moans as the old wind groans there are streams that dream as the weasels scheme as the crowbar flies far within my mind ...
